New Zealand
Demand for colonoscopies in New Zealand has been steadily increasing, and artificial intelligence could be used to increase the accuracy and efficiency of the procedure, relieving pressure on healthcare providers. The 'Endo-AID module' draws the operators attention to suspected abnormalities on the screen by surrounding them with a green box, which may help reduce the frequency of overlooked polyps which may later develop into cancer. As the detection rate of precancerous polyps increases, a patient's risk of developing colon cancer over the next year decreases. The detection rate was significantly higher in the AI-assisted colonoscopy group (47.9%) compared to the conventional colonoscopy group (38.5%).
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This is the first study in New Zealand to use an artificial intelligence machine during colonoscopy to help with
finding bowel polyps, which may develop into colon cancer. The machine processes images real time and
superimposes a green box over suspected abnormalities on the screen. This resulted in a 59% relative, or 9%
absolute increase in precancerous polyp detection compared to colonoscopy without using it.
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